Review Vacancy

Date Posted: 03/13/18
Applications Due: 05/12/18
Vacancy ID: 49550

Position Information

AgencyMental Health, Office of

TitleSenior Occupational Therapist, Rockland Psychiatric Center, P18269

Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services

Salary Grade18

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $55494 to $70566 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Schedule

Workweek Other (see below)

"Other" Explanation To Be Determined

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 8 AM

To 4:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

Location

County Rockland

Street Address Rockland Psychiatric Center

140 Old Orangeburg Road

City Orangeburg

StateNY

Zip Code10962

Job Specifics

Minimum Qualifications Candidates must be reachable for appointment from the current Civil Service eligible list for the title;

OR

Transfer Opportunity: Candidates must have one year of permanent service as a Senior Occupational Therapist or in a title deemed appropriate for transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law within two salary grades of the Grade 18 level;

OR

Temporary Appointment: Senior Occupational Therapist is a continuous recruitment examination. Candidates who are not on the eligible list may apply for this position and, if appointed, will receive a temporary appointment. Candidates who have not submitted a NYS Examination Application to the Office of Mental Health for scoring must complete the application http://www.cs.ny.gov/extdocs/pdf/nysapp.pdf and submit to the Office of Mental Health (Decentralized Exam Unit, 44 Holland Avenue, Albany, NY 12229). Candidates appointed temporary must receive a score that is reachable on the resulting eligible list before they can be permanently appointed. Candidates who are found not qualified or who do not receive a reachable score may not be retained.

For appointment to the Senior Occupational Therapist title, you must be licensed and currently registered to practice as an Occupational Therapist in New York State AND have one year of post licensure occupational therapy experience.

Duties Description As a Senior Occupational Therapist, under general supervision and as a part of an interdisciplinary treatment team, incumbents evaluate individuals and plan and conduct individual and group occupational therapy treatment programs to prevent further physical and mental impairment of individuals, restore or improve individuals' physical and mental capacities, and assist individuals in the process of rehabilitation/recovery. Such treatment programs are rendered on prescription or referral of a physician. Incumbents may supervise Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants.

NOTE: In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment.

If appointed you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are appointed and lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment.

Additional Comments Background Investigation/Justice Center Review: Prospective appointees will be: 1) Checked against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. Prospective employees whose names appear on the SEL as having been found responsible for serious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect will be barred from appointment and may have their names removed from the eligible list(s) for the title(s) if applicable. 2) Investigated through a Criminal Background Check (CBC), which includes State and federal Criminal History Record Checks. All convictions must be reported; conviction of a felony or misdemeanor, or any falsified or omitted information on the prospective appointee’s employment application, may bar appointment or result in removal after appointment. Each case will be determined on its own merits, consistent with the applicable provisions of State and federal laws, rules, and regulations. Prospective employees will be fingerprinted in order to obtain a record of their criminal history information, and may be required to pay any necessary fees. 3) Screened against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Prospective employees may be required to pay any necessary fees. Additionally, prospective employees whose names are indicated on the SCR may be barred from appointment.

Additional Comments:

This position is eligible for a Downstate Adjustment of $3,026.

Some late nights are required.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Contact Information

Name Human Resources

Telephone

Fax (845)680-5582

Email Address Annemarie.Zzie@omh.ny.gov

Address

Street Rockland Psychiatric Center

140 Old Orangeburg Road

City Buffalo

State NY

Zip Code 14213

 

Notes on ApplyingPlease indicate the Title, Vacancy ID # and Location of the position you are applying for in the subject line of your email or fax. Please complete the Office of Mental Health Employment Application and submit it along with your other application materials via fax, mail or the Human Resources email address noted above.

http://www.omh.ny.gov/omhweb/employment/docs/employment-application.pdf